****** Manager

<p>My boyfiend and I make a point of visiting the Cape Union Mart in the Waterfront Mall whenever we are in Bloemfontein. As a mixed race couple we are used to a certain amount of stares whenever we walk around in public. Last week we had occasion to visit Cape Union and was aghast at what we found there.</p> <p> </p> <p>The womoan behind the counter, who i later found out was the manager, made remarks to another staff member about us, I could not hear clearly what she was saying, but she was pointing in our direction with her head and making comments. As I said we are quite used to this behaviour from people in general. The thing that got me hot under the collar is that she reffers to her black/coulered staff members as SMURFS, from the way she speaks to them it is clear that the smurf word is used in place of the usual derogatory k word. This makes me wonder whether the staff keeps quiet because they need the work or whether top management ignores the problem, because they don't see it as one.</p> <p> </p> <p>I, HOWEVER WILL NOT BE BACK THERE AGAIN.</p> <p> </p> <p>Willem Vermeulen</p>